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Treat Childhood Obesity With Behavioral Programs, Not Drugs, Says Updated Government Guideline

Treat Childhood Obesity With Behavioral Programs, Not Drugs, Says Updated Government Guideline

An independent panel of experts that guides nationwide screening practices is gearing up to offer its latest recommendations on dealing with childhood obesity, and highlighted behavioral interventions as the most effective strategy to fight rising obesity rates.On Tuesday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released to the public its draft recommendation statement on obesity screening and treatment for children and teens.It advised that doctors screen children for obesity starting at the age of six via measurements of body mass index (BMI), and that those in need of treatment receive intensive behavioral interventions rather than drugs as a first-line option.


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Infections, Not Antibiotics, May Be Tied to Childhood Obesity

Infections, Not Antibiotics, May Be Tied to Childhood Obesity

PhotoIs the use of antibiotics in infancy tied to childhood obesity?Some studies suggest so, but a new analysis suggests the link may be with infections rather than antibiotics.Using records of a large health maintenance organization, researchers tracked 260,556 infants born from January 1997 through the end of March 2013.


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Early Infections, Not Antibiotics, May Increase Childhood Obesity Risk

Early Infections, Not Antibiotics, May Increase Childhood Obesity Risk

The use of antibiotics — crucial as they are — in our earliest years of life has increasingly been suspected of fueling later health problems, particularly obesity.Now, a new study published Tuesday in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests that it's actually childhood infections that may be to blame.Researchers at California-based Kaiser Permanente, the country's largest managed healthcare company, studied the electronic health records of more than 200,000 children born between 1997 to 2013.